Quick Dips Shorts: Heritage, Identity, & Community Pt. 1

Five short UK and Switzerland films tell stories of identity, spanning 400 years.

My Dad, Guyana and Me

My Dad, Guyana and Me which is one woman's voyage of discovery to understand her heritage and what makes somewhere truly home. 

Noella Letitia Mingo | UK | 2025 | N/C | 9 min 15 secs

Manushies So Fair

Manushies So Fair is an intimate portrait of a rural Borders village, where land, identity and tradition are woven together to keep community alive in an increasingly disconnected world. 

Jennie Robson | UK | 2025 | N/C | 12 mins 45 secs

Gossip

A 16th century tale of community, power and resistance. It tells the untold story of witches as they really were - midwives, healers, women with knowledge and power. 

GOSSIP was shortlisted for the Yugo BAFTA student award and featured on Primetime Network and Director's Notes graduates to watch lists.

Hannah Renton | UK | 2023 | N/C | 17 mins 30 secs

Hunting

Today, Lea is going in search of a subject for a documentary film. When she believes she's finally caught her prey, the roles end up being reversed. The hunter becomes the hunted. 

Lea Favre | Switzerland | 2025 | N/C | 10 mins 50 secs

Song of the Selkie

Set over two time periods, the story is a mix of English and Scots Gaelic and follows Isla; a young girl who returns to the Scottish Highlands with her father, leading her to the mystery of the legendary and mythical being, The Selkie. 

Kerry Browne | UK | 2024 | N/C | 35 mins